Travel Blogs from Puerto Limon

Puerto Limon in Costa Rica today dawns warm but not sunny, there is a white hazy sky but a breeze stops it being too muggy so all good. Our first Cunard trip today, Train, Canal & Countryside. We are the first tour off and have to meet at 8 am so we have room service breakfast which is dead on time and piping hot. We leave the ship, past taxis waiting at the gates, and board coaches for a 15/20 minute ride to the boats for our canal trip. Our guide,Eric, ...

... former mansion, complete with 3 storey entrance hall and and sweeping staircase. Needless to say, we threw some serious shapes to the dense bass music.

The next morning, we got a taxi to the bus terminal and then another to the (correct) bus terminal to get a bus to Cahuita. Five or six hours later we arrived in the small coastal village of Cahuita. We shopped around for accommodation and were delighted to find Cabinas Palmer. Run by Tina (who ...

... would scare any turtles coming onto the beach, and she would be in communication with the other guides by phone if anyone spotted any activity. She had a special red flashlight to see with and we would walk in pairs behind her. It was raining slightly as we set out on the beach. It was warm and humid so we were all sweating in our raincoats. It was almost surreal being out there in the beach, in the total darkness, the waves of the sea crashing on one side and the humming of ...

... the birders were snapping away with their telescopic lenses and we snuck past them and continued on our way. We heard plenty more birds but struggled to spot many more. We did come across some weird raccoon looking things and a big snake that covered the whole path. The scenery along the track was amazing with big colourful butterflies weaving in and out of the trees. We headed back to town on the last bus of the day and spotted a nice sushi restaurant. We treated ourselves to ...

... ago, we saw tons of birds during our jungle river Eco-tour today. For a short time, our boat drifted slowly in the mangrove swamp. There were several kinds of Heron and Egrets on the bank that was their nests, and home. We saw lots of Sandpipers that our guide Freedom, referred to as the dancing birds, for the way they move. At times, our eyes were fixated on Kingfishers, Hawks, Falcons and Swallows. The birds sometimes were still, while ...